house,
reloading shotshells is easy and fun. I started doing it about 30 years ago on my dad's MEC loader (used when he bought it) making just about the same trap load as you want. I picked up dad's old Mec loader and some misc stuff this summer and started up again. (Anybody else out there remember these prices- unique and red dot for less than $5/lb! hey what do you know, it still goes boom!) Even with a single stage, you can still crank out quite a few shells per hour once you get the hang of it.
That 250 shells a day you mention, how many days do you do that? once a week, once a month? if it is weekly then get a progressive, if monthly then a regular loader will do nicely, just not quite as fast. MEC is probably the most widely available and the standard by which all of the other brands are judged, you won't go wrong with a MEC. Looking in a recent catalog from Natchez Shooters Supply 800 251-7839 the 600 Jr. Mk V single stage can reload 8-10 boxes (200-250)/hr and costs $84.28 Other prices are the Grabber (progressive) for $237 on up to the Hustler (progressive) for $697. Just remember that you can make the same quality of ammo on a $35 Lee Load All as on the most expensive progressive.
good luck,
Bergie
